A moment later.
“Hm?” Guardian Ba Fen’s face revealed a look of astonishment. “He passed? He actually passed? He has only been in Chaos City for this long, yet he has already passed the third level?”
Although it was true that progress was easier at the beginning and became increasingly profound and difficult later on, Bolan was simply too monstrous.
Among the large group of other geniuses, Rong Jun had passed the first level, while everyone else had failed. Yet Bolan had already broken through the third level!
…
The universe-level cultivators in Chaos City were mainly divided into 52 schools. The most populous was the ‘Giant Axe’ school, because many people with some background knew that the ‘Giant Axe Chaos Stele’ had been created by the founder of the Giant Axe Dojo. Moreover, among the Heavenly Bridges corresponding to the 52 Chaos Steles, the Giant Axe Heavenly Bridge had the highest number of levels!
The ‘Giant Axe’ school had the most members.
The ‘Universe’ school had the fewest.
The universe, what exactly was a universe?
The four directions and above and below were ‘Yu’, while the ancient and modern ages were ‘Zhou’. ‘Yu’ represented space, while ‘Zhou’ represented time.
This school was called the Universe school because its practitioners cultivated both of the two great Origin Laws, Space and Time. It was therefore extraordinarily difficult. These two Origin Laws were among the most difficult to comprehend. Comprehending even one of them was already extremely difficult, let alone comprehending both. Yet once someone truly comprehended both, their strength was also extremely formidable.
“He passed the third level?”
“If he passed the third level, doesn’t that mean he can attend the teacher’s lectures?”
“I heard he was the number one genius in the most recent Genius Battle, but he has not even been in Chaos City for a year and has already reached the third level. That is unbelievable. In the past, among the 1,000 geniuses from each Genius Battle, only a handful could ultimately pass the third level after thirty years of bitter cultivation in Chaos City. This Bolan… he has left everyone else far behind.”
The third level of the Heavenly Bridge was a threshold!
Once someone passed the third level, it meant that their comprehension of the Chaos Stele had officially reached the entry level. Only then were they qualified to attend lectures given by various Grandmasters, such as King Zhen Yan and King Black Mist, all of whom were supreme existences capable of establishing their own schools and teaching others.
After passing the eighteenth level, one could directly become a permanent resident of Chaos City and establish a sect in Chaos City to teach future generations.
Virtual Universe, training grounds in the Original Area of Yuxiang Mountain.
The sturdy man ‘Long Yun’, wearing a horned battle helmet and holding a terrifyingly huge axe, looked at the screen on his armguard and could not help feeling shocked.
“Third level. Bolan actually passed the third level of the Heavenly Bridge?”
“Why has he improved so quickly?”
“Why?”
Long Yun unconsciously tightened his right hand around the axe handle, making it creak. He gritted his teeth, his face contorted with pain.
“But why can’t I even pass the first level? Why is the gap between Bolan and me so enormous?”
Long Yun was one of the geniuses from this Genius Battle who had entered the Original Secret Realm together with Bolan.
Not long after they had arrived in Chaos City, Bolan and Rong Jun had successively displayed their brilliance. At the time, Long Yun had found it extremely difficult to accept, because he was the one who had entered the Original Secret Realm! He was the second ranked genius of the Genius Battle!
Yet now, Rong Jun, who was in the Absolute Beginning Area, could pass the first level, while he could not. Thus, Long Yun had been working hard all this time.
Just a few days ago, he had tried again.
But he had still failed!
Who would have thought that now, Bolan had actually passed the third level?
“Is the gap between him and me really this enormous?”
Long Yun crouched down in agony, clutching the ground.
“What? Bolan has reached the third level?”
This news was almost simultaneously received by Rong Jun, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Wuka and the others.
Since they had been cultivating in Chaos City for a long time and frequently encountered one another in the wilderness outside the city, they naturally knew each other. Whenever one of them received news, they would immediately send an email to inform the others.
“This Bolan has already passed the third level. I refuse to believe that I can’t even pass the first level.”
Wuka waved his fist before connecting to the Virtual Universe network.
“Third level?”
Phantom Demon Galesi also connected to the Virtual Universe network.
“The gap can’t possibly be this big.”
Jiang Mo and Qian Shui, the brother and sister pair, also chose to try challenging the Heavenly Bridge.
“I originally planned to wait until I could merge four swords into one and have absolute confidence before going. I didn’t expect Bolan to improve so quickly. In that case, I’ll give it a try now.”
Luo Feng was also stimulated by Bolan. He gritted his teeth and went to challenge the Heavenly Bridge as well.
All these geniuses were cultivating in Chaos City, so of course they were secretly competing with one another.
When they had first arrived, Bolan had already passed the second level. Everyone had endured it, after all, Bolan had always been exceptionally strong.
But now, eight months later, Bolan had actually passed the third level.
One had to know that eight months ago, Bolan had been unable to pass the third level. This meant that Bolan’s progress over these eight months had definitely been substantial.
One had to understand!
The Heavenly Bridge became more difficult with every level. Bolan’s progress had stimulated the pride of the geniuses.
As a result, among the 913 geniuses who were still alive, more than a hundred chose to challenge the Heavenly Bridge not long after receiving the news.
Virtual Universe, Heavenly Bridge plane.
On the beautiful island shrouded in clouds and mist, Guardian Ba Fen was still wearing his black star robe. At this moment, young people appeared on the island one after another.
“There really are a lot of people.”
When Luo Feng appeared on the island, he immediately saw the Prince of the Manka Star and more than a dozen people from the Heaven and Earth Area and the Last Days Area.
“Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge, Luo Feng.”
Guardian Ba Fen smiled.
“Go ahead. No one is on the Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge right now.”
Luo Feng could not help smiling.
“Good luck, Luo Feng!”
Wuka waved his fist and shouted.
“You too.”
Luo Feng grinned.
“I have some news for all of you. The genius ‘Galesi’, who came from the same batch as you, has just passed the first level.”
Guardian Ba Fen shouted.
“After Bolan and Rong Jun, he is the third person to successfully pass the first level.”
Luo Feng, who had just been preparing to fly towards the Heavenly Bridge, froze.
The group of young people around him also froze.
Galesi?
Phantom Demon Galesi?
Back during the Genius Battle, there had been extremely high expectations for Phantom Demon Galesi. Many people had even believed that Phantom Demon Galesi could reach the top two.
But in the end, Phantom Demon Galesi had lost to Madman Luo Feng and failed to enter the top ten, so he had ended up in the ‘Heaven and Earth Area’.
Although he was in the Heaven and Earth Area, true strength was still true strength!
This time, he had directly passed the first level.
“Galesi actually passed?”
The group of young people were all extremely unwilling to accept this.
“Galesi?”
Luo Feng gave a low grunt before transforming into a streak of light and flying directly into the distant Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge.
…
Within the vast and boundless Chaos City, on the rooftop of a cultivation residence.
Long Yun stood on the rooftop like a wild bull, indifferently looking at the distant sky.
“Galesi passed the first level. He is merely a member of the Heaven and Earth Area, while I am in the Original Area! Yet he passed the first level and I didn’t…”
His mind was in unprecedented turmoil.
This made it impossible for Long Yun to cultivate.
Pain! Anger! Unwillingness!
All sorts of emotions gnawed at his heart.
“Calm down.”
“I have to calm down.”
Long Yun’s gaze gradually became restrained as he said in a low voice, “I shouldn’t let my identity as an ‘Original Secret Realm member’ become my shackles! I should forget about my identity and cultivate diligently step by step. Yes, just like before…”
Long Yun had originally been a very low-key and steady person. It was only after his status had risen rapidly and he had become a lofty member of the Original Secret Realm that his mindset had changed.
Even the leader of his guard team was an Immortal existence. Even Immortals addressed him as ‘Your Highness’. This had caused his mentality to change.
“No matter what, only three people have passed the first level so far. I’m not that far behind!”
“Bolan, Rong Jun, Galesi!”
Long Yun’s eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
“Hm?”
Long Yun frowned.
He immediately connected to the Virtual Universe network and received his latest email.
“Luo Feng has just successfully passed the first level!”
The email contained only one line. It had been sent by Lancelot.
“Luo Feng?”
Long Yun’s eyes widened.
The image of that crazy black-haired young man from the past surfaced in his mind.
He knew very well that during the battle to select the top five, his fight with that madman… strictly speaking, the madman had not lost to him. He had lost to the constantly shrinking battle space.
“I must pass the first level. I absolutely must!”
Long Yun had no other thoughts in his mind now. There was only one thought.
Work hard!
…
“Galesi and Luo Feng have both passed the first level?”
Within the Heaven and Earth Area of Yuxiang Mountain, inside a villa, Gusi Luo suddenly crushed the wine glass in his hand.
The crimson fruit wine flowed between his fingers and fell onto the ground.
Gusi Luo was a genius who could be described as perfect.
He had ranked second overall in the trial space of the Genius Battle. Later, during the selection of the top ten, he had fought fiercely against Rong Jun. Their battle had lasted the longest among the ten arena battles.
In the end, he had lost to Rong Jun and could only helplessly enter the Heaven and Earth Area.
However, even though he was in the Heaven and Earth Area, his strength was universally recognised.
Gusi Luo and Galesi had been regarded at the time as two relatively tragic super geniuses. One had lost to Rong Jun, while the other had lost to Luo Feng.
Both had ended up in the Heaven and Earth Area.
“Galesi, Luo Feng, both passed. Why did I fail?”
Gusi Luo clenched the shards of glass in his hand tightly. The fragments gradually turned into powder and trickled down.
The geniuses were all proud.
A single Genius Battle was not enough to make everyone submit completely. Even if they had failed back then, it did not mean they would remain weak forever.
The thirty years in Chaos City were the true years for laying a foundation.
During these thirty years, all of them would fight hard, each wanting to suppress the other geniuses.
Virtual Universe, a three-storey building in Manor No. 1136 of the Absolute Beginning Area.
Study room.
“First level. I actually passed it directly this time.”
Luo Feng quickly opened his notebook, his mood extremely cheerful.
The battle on the first level of the Heavenly Bridge had not been as bad as he had imagined beforehand. His opponent, who also stood on a Dark Cloud Shuttle and also used the Origin Divine Weapon, had been unable to execute the Heavenly Sword Form.
He had merely relied on three extraordinarily accomplished golden swords to fight Luo Feng.
To be honest.
Although Luo Feng could also merge three swords into one, he was still not as flexible as his opponent, whose control was truly extraordinary.
Fortunately, he had the assistance of the ‘Sword Domain’. Its power had increased greatly, allowing him to kill his opponent directly.
As for the ‘second level of the Heavenly Bridge’, he had also tried it, but he had been killed with a single move.
“Treasure Vault.”
Luo Feng opened the Treasure Vault folder, then selected ‘Secret Techniques’.
“Too troublesome.”
Luo Feng could not wait to search slowly, so he directly entered the name ‘Dripping Blood’.
Beep!
An introduction to the secret manual ‘Dripping Blood’ appeared on the notebook screen.
The secret technique ‘Dripping Blood’ could be exchanged for 800 points.
Original Secret Realm, 30% discount.
Absolute Beginning Secret Realm, 20% discount.
Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, 10% discount.
Last Days Secret Realm, full price.
“Excellent.”
Luo Feng smiled.
“Buy it!”